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ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ascaris lumbricoides mean? 

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES (noun)
  The noun ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES has 1 sense:

1. intestinal parasite of humans and pigsplay

  Familiarity information: ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Intestinal parasite of humans and pigs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ascaris lumbricoides; common roundworm

Hypernyms ("Ascaris lumbricoides" is a kind of...):

nematode; nematode worm; roundworm (unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic)

Holonyms ("Ascaris lumbricoides" is a member of...):

Ascaris; genus Ascaris (type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth)


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